Mohave County miner., 1887-12-24
TERRITORIAL MINING ITEMS
GRAHAM COUNTY,

The Arizona Copper Co. made thei,
first shipment Of limestone yes'erda,
under their contract with the Csriish
Gold Mining Company.
Campbell and Muir. Of Bonanza camp
shipped this morning 80 sacks Of higi
grade ore 10 the Shelby Smelling Works
at San Francisco.
The Detroi, Copper Company shippsr
the past week about 35 tons Of eopp~i
! matte to rehners East. When complete
!, IL said their shipment will amount u
abon, loo tons. .... -a. E
During the past week work was con,
manced upon the Coronado incline, pfs,
pIratory to the resumption oil operation,
Al the mine. This mine was cloeed dow
about three years ago, owing 10 the shut
ting down oi one oi the smelters OF the A
&. Co., on account Of the low price o
copper. II is said TO be from appearance.
one of the most promising properties 10
this section.
Not great deal Of work has been dor.
on the Chase creek gold mine the pas
week, but what has been done has tende,i
10 prove most satisfactory TO the owner.
Most Of the labor has been expended ir
'ntting mp a blacksmishing outfit and
otherwise getting the camp In order. O.
this account the promised shipment wa.
10, made. but will donhtless be consnm
mated during the next ten days. All wh,
lave visited the claim are unanimously %
the opinion that the prospects are yer,
'avorable toward the development OF 3
veritable bononza Clifton Clarion.
aAsIcoPA COUNTY.
A Colorado nIiuing expert and som
fayapai parties are examining properti.s
in the Antelope Hills.
The "stockade man" from Silver Noun
'ain estimates that 81 men are makint
>ood wages in the gold placer mines %
Castle creek, Minnehaha Fiat and Lyny
reek. Water is abundant, and there b.
no reason why any energetic man sboulcl
not make a little stake in those field.
The climate il very mild, no snow falline
in sofoe places.
r. B. Todd, Superintendent Of th.
Phenix mine, Cave creek district, IN.
sorrned the reporter that that property II
icing developed satisfactorily, and thu
ten additional stamps will soon he aide"
to the mill now in operation. This j.
certainly an indication ofsprosperity. -.
Arizonan.
PIMA COUNTY.
W. W. Brockner, of Globe, il in tn"
city He reports revival in mining H.
that section. Several men have been pu
on the Old Dominion mine, and IL ia k
lieved the mine will ere long be workeh
az in the good old days Of the Dominion
Mr. Barstow, Of the Mammoth mines
is in the city. There are twenty mer
working on the development shaft. Mr..
Price proposes to start five or ten stamp
Of the mill next month. for testing the
ore taken from the mine during the
course OF development.
Ground has been broken for the smelier
Eight or ten tnen are at work on tn.
grounds. Several loads OF the Colum bia
smelter have been delivered On the ground
and the prospect Of an early completion
the furnaces is good.
Work has again started upon the well.
known American Flag mine, and things
are. kely TO boom in the Santa Catalina
mountains. Mr.. Armstrong, who repre-
sents the syndicate bonding the property.
has ten men employed taking out such
ore as will prove available for shipment
and the recent outlook Of the property IL
an extremely favorable one.-Citizen.
Ed. Williams, one Of the discoverers
the Bullion mine in Quijotoa district
some four years ago. who has been 70
Honduras during the last year, has re
turned and declares that in all his trayel-
he has found no such climate AS souther,
He returns here for his health.
which he lost in Honduras. As for mines
he says Arizona is far ahead Of that
country. star.
YAvAPAI COUNTY.
John r. Blandy is going out on Lynx
creek 10 work some mines owned by him
there.
Geo. Merwin Is in town from the Do
.oris, and reports everything prosperous
here. Good ore is being taken from the
mines.
NJ. Lenhart and X. II. Roberts have
'old eight mining claims in Castle creek
district to the Castle Creek Mill and Min.
NJ Co. for 5000.
The Arizona Queen Mining Co. and T.
VI. Clark have filed for record United
states patents for the Chicago, Bloom
ngton and Illinois mining claims, Groom
;reek district.
+. Lesvick yesterday took a working
'ond, with the privilege OF purchase or
" before It's expiration, on the Storm
;louh AMI two other mining claims owned
~ A. p. anil F. w. Williams. The prop.
rites are already opened up fairly and
Ire very proni.ing.
Messrs. riggs and Laxler have been
compelled 10 ceas, shipping ore for the
'resent, on account of the muddy condi
ion Of the rod1. A new side track bas
,een built for their accommodation af
On the Prescott & Arizona